Sociolinguistic theory : linguistic variation and its social significance /
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| Author / Creator: | Chambers, J. K. |
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| Edition: | Rev. ed. |
| Imprint: | Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2009. |
| Description: | xxiv, 308 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Language in society ; 22 Language in society (Oxford, England) ; 22. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7479447 |
| Summary: | The revised edition of Sociolinguistic Theory presents a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics, centering on the study of language variation and change.<br> <br> A revised introduction to sociolinguistic theory by one of the top scholars in the field <br> Provides a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics that centres on the study of language variation and change, now incorporating the latest developments in the field <br> Shows how empirical explorations have made sociolinguistics the most stimulating field in the<br> contemporary study of language <br> Discusses the linguistic variable and its significance, crucial social variables such as social stratification, sex,<br> and age, and the cultural significance of linguistic variation |
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| Physical Description: | xxiv, 308 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [274]-293) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781405152464 140515246X |
